Cost of living comparison
Laos is 5.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Laos instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 84.8% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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